Who Gave The Bread From Heaven?
Christian Life 4 The Gospel according to John Chapter 6 portrays Jesus as the true bread from heaven. Jesus is the true bread that came down from heaven. He is the living bread from God to give life to the world. Whoever eats of this bread will not see death but will live forever. This bread is none other than Jesus own flesh and blood, which is His body. Whoever eats of His flesh and drinks of His blood has eternal life in him and Jesus will raise him up at the last day (v 54). Unlike earthly food that spoils, Jesus is the heavenly food that endures forever. He who feeds on this food will never go hungry or thirsty but will live a rich and fulfilled life from now on until eternity. These words spoken by Jesus are not to be understood literally. For even if we could swallow the whole Jesus, we will still die. Flesh counts for nothing — it is the Spirit that gives life. The words spoken by Jesus are spirit and they are life (v 63). He who believes has everlasting life (v 47 NIV). It i
